The Parsons Happenings
May 14, 2021
In this edition...
Message from your Proud Principal
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
#GCPS Strong
Move Up Day
End of Year Parties
Georgia Milestones Testing (GMAS)
GCPS Device Collection
Superintendent Search Survey
In-Person Field Day
Virtual Field Day for Digital Students
Digital Yearbook Signing
i9 Sports Summer Camp Registration Form
Peachtree Ridge Youth Athletic Association Football Registration
2021 Autism Awareness Walk
Get Georgia Reading
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Registration (Korean translation)
5th Grade Finale Info
Curbside Checkout
GCPL Summer Reading Challenge
Mental Health Awareness Month
Middle School Summer Career Academy
Virtual Music Theory Course
Join the GCPS Team
Weekly Events
PTA
Business Partners
Message from your Proud Principal
National Clinic Worker Day
National School Resource Officer Day
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Help us celebrate #GCPSStrong!
The 2020–21 school year has been a successful, yet challenging, year for Gwinnett County Public Schools. GCPS employees and our families have worked together to show that together we are #GCPSStrong. We hope that students, employees, and community members will take the opportunity to go online to say “thank you” and express their appreciation and encouragement to GCPS staff members.
Move Up Day
*If you have been contacted by Mrs. Raiya Troshin, Parsons student data manager, to provide documents/proof of residency and you have not submitted these documents, your child will not be placed on a class list and will report to the media center during Move Up Day activities.
END OF YEAR PARTIES
It's that time...PARTY TIME! This year, more than ever, our students deserve to party! Room parents have put together goody bags for in person and digital students. The digital students will be able to come through curb side pick up on Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20, from 11:30am to 1:00pm to pick up their goodie bags. In person goodie bags will be delivered to the classrooms. Parties will last one hour and digital students will participate via zoom.
Thank you to all the room parents for making this end of the year event so special!
Party Date/Times
Monday, May 24
9:15am Kindergarten
12:30 4th Grade
1:00 5th Grade
1:30 2nd & 3rd Grade
1:40 1st Grade
GMAS for Third, Fourth & Fifth Graders
Next week our 5th graders will finish up their last 3 days of GMAS. We are excited how our students have made their mark and have shown what they know on the Georgia Milestones Assessment this year. More information about Georgia Milestones Testing can be found on our website.
GCPS Owned Devices Due by Wednesday, May 26th
In-person students: Devices will be collected on Monday, May 24th during the school day.
Digital students: Devices may be dropped off according to the schedule below.
Superintendent Search Survey
The Gwinnett County Board of Education is moving forward in its search to identify the district's next superintendent.
Superintendent Search Announcement Search for Gwinnett Superintendent Officially Launches The School Board is committed to a transparent process in its search for Gwinnett County Public Schools' next leader. This web page is dedicated to providing our staff and community with information regarding the superintendent search and its progress. It will be updated as the search progresses.
An essential part of the superintendent search process is obtaining feedback from everyone in the community. GCPS is seeking input via a survey on the qualities the community would like to see in the next superintendent. The survey is open through May 16th and is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Click here to take the Gwinnett Community Superintendent Search Survey.
Digital Yearbook Signing Pages
One of the best parts about the yearbook experience is the notes and signatures from friends. Now, with Digital Yearbook Signing Pages, all students have the opportunity to take part in that tradition with a fun, free, interactive experience that results in a permanent keepsake. It’s free to all students and is a great way to bring our school community together and remember this historic school year! Check out this video to see how it works. Get started today at yearbooksigning.jostens.com!
i9 Sports Summer Camp Registration Form
Peachtree Ridge Youth Athletic Association Football Registration
Autism Awareness Walk
The Get Georgia Reading program will be funded again this year at the state level. Get Georgia Reading 2021 began on May 3. Provided by Renaissance, the program gives all children, parents/guardians, and educators free access to thousands of digital books and news articles through July 31, 2021. Get Georgia Reading supports student learning now and all summer with a diverse library of 6,400+ digital books from myON and age-appropriate news articles from myON News.
Student Login Information:
School Name: Get Georgia Reading (NOT Parsons ES)
User Name: GWINNETTCOUNTY
Password: read
Parents and guardians of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2021, are encouraged to register their new kindergartner between April 6 and May 28. Kindergarten Registration is such an exciting event at Parsons as we look forward to welcoming our newest Lioncubs to our school. Please help us get the word out that registration is open digitally. Click on the attached link for information about Kindergarten Registration. https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/14128
5th Grade Finale
We are happy to announce we will be having our 5th Grade Finale, 5th Grade Walk, and 5th Grade Celebration on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, from 12:30 pm-2:30 pm. Digital students were invited to participate and completed a registration survey to reserve their spot. This will be a student-only event held at Parsons Elementary. We are not able to accommodate families being in attendance, but we are excited to be able to offer a recording of the events that will be posted on our eClass page later in the week. Congratulations to our rising 6th graders!
Please note that 5th grade teachers are in NEED OF PICTURES of your child for the 5th Grade Finale Slideshow! See the flyer below for more information on how to submit pictures.
Media Center Curbside Info
We will be out at curbside for Media Center returns on May 19 & 20 at the regular time from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. You can always return books to the Book Return located in front of the school. We hope you enjoyed checking out books this year from the Media Center at Parsons! Keep Reading!
GCPL Summer Reading Challenge
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Middle School Summer Career Academy (For Rising 6th Graders)
Fine Arts for All: Music Theory Course
Looking for an opportunity to continue learning music this summer? Click the flyer below to learn more about a free and virtual Music Theory course that is being offered. (If you have questions about if this opportunity would be suited for your students, feel free to reach out via the contact information included on the flyer).
Looking to join the GCPS team?
Monday, 5/17/21
- GMAS ~ 5th Grade MA 1
- Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) (Jewish)
Tuesday, 5/18/21
- GMAS ~ 5th Grade MA 2
- Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) (Jewish)
Wednesday, 5/19/21
- Field Day ~1st and Kindergarten In Person Students Only
- GMAS ~ 5th Grade SC 1 & 2
- Field Day ~2nd and 3rd Grades In Person Students Only
Friday, 5/21/21
- Field Day ~ 4th and 5th Grades In Person Students Only
Parsons Business Partners 2020-2021
Proud Principal Laura Clark
Email: laura.j.clark@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org
Location: 1615 Old Peachtree Road Northwest, Suwanee, GA, USA
Phone: 678-957-3050